Midwest Undergraduate Philosophy Conference

Call for Papers
The 21st Annual
Midwest Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
Creighton University
April 26-27, 2019
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Valerie Hardcastle
Submission Guidelines: Submissions from all interested undergraduates on any
philosophical topic are welcome. Please limit submissions to one paper per student.
Papers should be a maximum of 30 minutes reading time (approximately 10-12
pages double-spaced). Authors should include their name, school, email address,
telephone number, paper title, and an abstract of no more than 250 words
separately in the body of the email. All submissions should be suitable for blind
review, with no identifying marks appearing anywhere in the body of the paper.
Papers will be blind reviewed by the officers of the Creighton University chapter of
Phi Sigma Tau. Selected speakers will be notified on a rolling basis but no later than
March 1st.
Deadline for receipt of papers: February 1st, 2019.
Submissions: Papers should be submitted via email (with paper attached in an
anonymized file) to MUPCOmaha@gmail.com
Location: The conference will be held on the campus of Creighton University in
Omaha, Nebraska.
Accommodations and Travel: While we cannot provide reimbursement for travel
or accommodations, students with accepted papers are encouraged to seek funding
from their home institutions. We will be happy to provide documentation
concerning their participation.
For further information (including help with accommodations): Please contact
Phi Sigma Tau President Alyssa Ellerbusch at alyssaellerbusch@creighton.edu

Meta

PHILOSOPHY BOWLING RESULTS

(Explanation: some years ago we went bowling, divided into teams, and used the results to answer timeless philosophical questions. The results are as follows.)
• Is the world eternal? YES
• Do humans have contra-causal free will (i.e., can humans do otherwise)? NO
• Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? YES
• Do humans have souls? YES
• Are there natural rights? YES
• Is it morally permissible to eat meat? NO
• Is the unexamined life worth living? NO
• Is truth subjectivity? YES
• Is virtue necessary for happiness? YES
• Can a computer have a mind? YES
• Can humans know reality as it is in itself? YES
• Is hell other people? YES
• Can art be created accidentally? NO
• Can we change the past? NO
• Are numbers real? NO
• Is it always better to know the truth? YES